Kidney stones - The link with your environment Kidney stones are thought to be caused by family heredity or too much calcium. But climate, many unlikely foods, certai...

Brittle bones - Some hard truths about preventing bone loss - Osteoporosis, which means ‘porous bones’, describes any condition that reduces bone mass. Symptoms include leg and foot cramps; height loss; lower-bac...

Kidney stones - Q-My mother, aged 85, has one or two kidney stones lodged in one kidney. She has been to see a urologist, who advised her that lithotripsy is not suit...

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Brittle bones - Building bones - The disproportionate focus on calcium as the most important bone builder means that many women and men at risk from osteoporosis miss out on other equ...

Kidney stones: calcium rich - A diet rich in calcium reduces the risk of kidney stones. ...

Brittle bones - Is meat murder for bones? - Studies into the effects of high animal-protein intake compared with vegetarianism on the risk of osteoporosis have produced confusing and contradicto...

Kidney stones - Can anyone suggest a natural remedy. I had my gallbladder removed about nine years ago. At the moment, I have pain and discomfort around my kidney are...